Spring is here! Our neighborhood walking tours will soon return in May. Tour schedule to be announced in early April.

Photo: Camac Street on the Littlest Streets East of Broad Tour

Your April Preservation

To-Do List

Tuesday, April 2

12:00 pm


Preserving Chinatowns in Philadelphia and Beyond


Presented by Weitzman School of Design Department of Historic Preservation


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Tuesday, April 2

6:00 pm


Treasure Philly! Rethinking Cultural Resources Preservation


Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia


Part of the Spring Speaker Series


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Philadelphia Historical Commission April Meetings


Financial Hardship Meeting

Wednesday, April 3 at 9:00 am


Monthly Meeting

Friday, April 12 at 9:00am


Historic Designation Meeting

Wednesday, April 17 at 9:30am


Architectural Committee Meeting

Tuesday, April 23 at 9:00am


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Wednesday, April 3

11:00 am


Christ Church Burial Ground Opening Day


Presented by Christ Church Burial Ground


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Wednesday, April 3

5:00 pm


City Archives Tour


Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia


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Thursday, April 4

12:00 pm


Adrian Scott Fine | Preservation Meeting the Moment: Are We Ready?


Presented by Weitzman School of Design Department of Historic Preservation


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Thursday, April 4

5:30 pm


Michael Newmuis, Philadelphia's new 2026 Director: A vision for the 250th Anniversary of the nation's founding


Presented by Design Advocacy Group


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Sunday, April 7

2:30 pm


Rise Columbia: The Musical World of the Washingtons


Presented by Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation


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Sunday, April 7

4:00 pm


Denying the Wrecking Ball: Maxwell Mansion and the Power of Inspiration


Presented by Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion


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Monday, April 8

5:00 pm


The State of Preservation in Pennsylvania


Presented by Historic Harrisburg Association


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Tuesday, April 9

6:00 pm


The People’s Commemoration in 2026


Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia


Part of the Spring Speaker Series


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Tuesday, April 9

7:30 pm


Charity, Change, and Community: Frankford’s Swedenborgians and Their Circle, 1817-1971


Presented by Historical Society of Frankford


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Thursday, April 11

7:30 pm


Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia: Street Diplomacy and the Struggle over Slavery and Freedom


Presented by Haverford Township Historical Society and Haverford Township Free Library


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Saturday, April 13

10:00 am


Architectural Tour of the Historic Oley Valley


Presented by Carpenters' Hall


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Saturday, April 13

11:00 am


Historic Waynesborough's 300th Anniversary Celebration and Ribbon Cutting


Presented by Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks


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Saturday, April 13

10:00 am


2024 Northeast Philadelphia History Fair


Presented by Friends of Northeast Philadelphia History


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April 13 and 27

10:00am


Public Three-Mile Vision Tour


Presented by The Rail Park


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Monday, April 15

7:00 pm



Cameron Logan | Locating Giurgola: Rome, Philadelphia, Canberra


Presented by Weitzman School of Design Department of Historic Preservation & Architectural Archives


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Tuesday, April 16

6:00 pm


Lynnewood Hall – The Last American Versailles


Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia


Part of the Spring Speaker Series


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Thursday, April 18

All Day



International Day of Monuments and Sites


Presented by Global Philadelphia Association


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Thursday, April 18

5:30 pm


Virtual Book Talk: Ten Tea Parties: Patriotic Protests that History Forgot


Presented by Carpenters' Hall


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Saturday, April 20

2:00 pm



Dinah Memorial Unveiling


Presented by Stenton Museum


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Tuesday, April 23

6:00 pm


On Placekeeping & Preservation w/ The Friends of the Tanner House


Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia


Part of the Spring Speaker Series


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Thursday, April 27

6:00 pm



App Launch and Anniversary Party


Presented by Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation


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Tuesday, April 30

6:00 pm


The Great Challenge: The Design and Building of Girard College, 1831-2024


Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia


Part of the Spring Speaker Series


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May 17-19

Early Registration Available



Bridging Generations: Tradition & Progress in Preservation


Presented by Association For Preservation Technology Delaware Valley Chapter


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